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Businessman and a legendary pornstar implicated in a $300M Bitcoin scam

Jun06
by on June 6, 2018 at 2:41 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, cryptocurrency, Finance, Hard Fork, world


There has been a long upstanding debate in India about celebrities being held liable for the brands they endorse, and some of them are now learning their lesson the hard way. Enforcement Directorate (ED), the intelligence agency responsible for fighting economic crimes in India, is questioning several celebrities with regards to their involvement in a $300 million cryptocurrency scam, led by now-imprisoned entrepreneur Amit Bharadwaj. Bhardwaj founded a series of Bitcoin mining firms such as Gain Bitcoin, GB Miners, and MCAP, promising a 10 times return for investors. Needless to say, none of these exuberant high-return promises panned out; instead, investors ended…

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The top trends of ecommerce from TNW2018: AR, China, and more

Jun06
by on June 6, 2018 at 2:02 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Events, Insider


Ecommerce giants like Alibaba are finding new ways to reinvent the online shopping experience. Where does that leave brick-and-mortar stores — will they adapt or die? At TNW Conference’s Marketplace track, we heard from ecommerce experts to see what lies in store… It looks like we’re going to see a radical change in the coming years. Here’s our recap of the track: Henry Davis, COO of Glossier Henry began with a rather bold statement about the current status of ecommerce: Ecommerce hasn’t evolved much since it began — it’s still the same basic concept, just on a smaller screen with…

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